PR6 8PA postcode in Chorley, Lancashire
PR6 8PA is a postcode in Chorley, in the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton ward. It is in the Chorley parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PR6 8PA is, and what is near it
- PR6 8PA
- Other postcodes in PR6 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7034, longitude -2.6147)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PR6 8PA?
- ChorleyDistrict council Chorley: bins, council tax, planning
- LancashireCounty council Lancashire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PR6 8PA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- LancashirePolice force area
- ChorleyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker), as Parliament lists them. Contact Sir Lindsay Hoyle
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at PR6 8PA?
Every home and business at PR6 8PA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Chorley: 93%
Chorley: 98%
The line marks the figure across Chorley.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at PR6 8PA?
BinDayBuddy has not read Chorley Council's days for PR6 8PA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for PR6 8PA on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is PR6 8PA at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PR6 8PA.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Chorley
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR6 8PA: 1,433 properties in Chorley are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Chorley
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of PR6 8PA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PR6 8PA?
Homes in PR6 8 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £405,000 21 sales
- Semi-detached £290,000 11 sales
- Terraced £227,000 35 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PR6 district: a typical £230,000 from 405 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in PR6 8PA
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in PR6 8PA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 February 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near PR6 8PA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around PR6 8PA. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Chorley for 2026‑27: £2,430. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,620 (band A) to £4,860 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,970.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 70 (7%) | £1,620 |
| Band B | about 120 (12%) | £1,890 |
| Band C | about 180 (18%) | £2,160 |
| Band D | about 170 (17%) | £2,430 |
| Band E | about 210 (21%) | £2,970 |
| Band F | about 110 (11%) | £3,510 |
| Band G | about 110 (11%) | £4,050 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,860 |
When the homes were built
- 46% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 7% 1945 to 1964
- 19% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 4% 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- 6% 2020 or later
Averages for Chorley before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PR6 8PA is in (ONS area E01024921), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near PR6 8PA?
The nearest open schools to PR6 8PA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to PR6 8PA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PR6 8PA is Bamber Bridge Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.
- Bamber Bridge Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
- Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near PR6 8PA, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PR6 8PA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR6 8PA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Clayton Brook Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 313950 1.8 kmCycle
- Whittle Surgery Phone 01257 444960 1.9 kmCycle
- Dr Dawoud's Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 323021 1.9 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near PR6 8PA?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR6 8PA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PR6 8PA?
The nearest to the centre of PR6 8PA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Clayton Brook Dental Phone 01772 313453 1.8 kmCycle
- Whittle Dental Practice Phone 01257 279757 2.4 kmCycle
- Sceptre Point Phone 01772 695300 2.4 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to PR6 8PA?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01257 261222 4.4 kmCycle
- Euxton Hall Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01257 276261 6.2 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near PR6 8PA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PR6 8PA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Meadow Bank Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 626363 2.0 kmCycle
- Brookhaven Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 646650 2.2 kmCycle
- The Spinney Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 629131 2.2 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near PR6 8PA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR6 8PA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Cohens Chemist, 74 Tunley Holme Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01772 311075 1.8 kmCycle
- Asda Pharmacy, Sheephill Lane Mon to Sat 9am to 12:30pm, 1pm to 4:30pm, 5pm to 9pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 01772 332290 2.0 kmCycle
- Cohens Chemist, 230 Preston Road Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01257 262536 2.3 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near PR6 8PA?
The nearest vets to the centre of PR6 8PA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Veterinary Vision Bamber Bridge 3.1 kmCycle
- Withy Grove Veterinary Clinic 4.7 kmCycle
- Hillcrest Animal Hospital 5.1 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is PR6 8PA in a conservation area?
The centre of PR6 8PA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near PR6 8PA?
Police.uk records 21 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR6 8PA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PR6 8PA
- Ward
- Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
- Parish
- Brindle
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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